Q. Given below are two statements: Statement I: Modern Homo sapiens arose in Australia and moved across continents. Statement II: Homo sapiens arose around 75000 to 10000 years ago. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
A) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
B) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
C) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
D) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Explanation
[Solution from source] Modern Homo sapiens arose in Africa, not Australia, so I is false. The NCERT account places the rise of modern Homo sapiens between about 75,000 and 10,000 years ago, so II is taken as true (as per the source key). Answer (1).
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